Dario Argento – The Hitchcock of Giallo Part II Dario Argento with his daughter Asia By 1985, the Dario/Daria relationship was winding down. That year saw the release of Phenomena (US Title – Creepers). This was the debut film of the young, future Oscar-winner, Jennifer Connelly. She played […]
Year: 2015
Dario Argento
Dario Argento – The Hitchcock of Giallo Part I Dario Argento Dario Argento was born on September 7, 1940 in Rome. His father was the film producer, Salvatore Argento, and his mother was a fashion model named Elda Luxardo. Although many people may believe otherwise due to Dario’s stance as the […]
Viterbo
Viterbo is a city located in the Lazio region in Italy. It is situated close to Rome in a hilly landscape. The ancient quarter of the city is very well restored and quite a lot of interesting buildings and churches are located here; the entrance to the old quarter of the city […]
Giovanna Mezzogiorno
Giovanna Mezzogiorno Italy had excellent actresses in the past, from the legendary Anna Magnani to Monica Vitti, but for a while the talented actress arena was pretty empty. Have you ever dreamt to get one special wish granted by a genie, something on the lines of ‘you can marry whoever […]
Lamberto Bava
Profile and Filmography of Lamberto Bava Lamberto Bava was born on April 3, 1944 in Rome. He is the son of acclaimed Italian horror-film director, Mario Bava (Black Sunday and Diabolik) and the grandson of Eugenio Bava, a cameraman and optic effects specialist who worked during the days of silent cinema in Italy. […]
Mario Bava
Mario Bava was born on July 31, 1914 in Sanremo, Italy. His birth occurred only one day after Germany declared war on France and Russia after the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, that is, one day after the beginning of World War I. His father, Eugenio Bava, was […]
Maria Grazia Cucinotta
Sexy. Seductive. Voluptuous. Gorgeous. Exotic. Maria Grazia Cucinotta. Ph. nicogenin on wikicommons All of these adjectives have been used to identify the Sicilian-born screen goddess, Maria Grazia Cucinotta. They just don’t come close. Maria Grazia Cucinotta is so much more than her face or her figure, which […]
Sergio Leone
Sergio Leone Sergio Leone is in many ways the least typical of Italian film directors. Leone was born in Rome in 1929, and began his career doing biblical-era epics. His first great film was a remake of the Japanese director Akira Kurosawa’s film, Yojimbo. Leone’s film, released in […]
Some tips when travelling to Italy as a tourist
Travelling as a tourist may lead sometimes to a series of inevitable mistakes that could often be easily avoided. If you keep them in mind, you may get much more from your vacation than you expect! Take a look at what you must avoid this year when coming to visit Italy, if […]
Beppe Grillo
Beppe Grillo on stage Beppe Grillo is one of the most recognized and probably most talented Italian stand up comedian. For almost 40 years he has entertained the Italian public through every media, and some of his most memorable performances entered the history of Italian popular culture. Grillo represents […]